The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-29
A Word TO Young Wives.

Mrs. Handy's pleasant Talk viii
Young Wives" has set another VIZ.
man thinking, and this latter vom,n
would like to offer to her youncas
sisters two lore simple rules, both
Of which have been as the cooker
books say, "%thraughly tested n
her own family" In the first pIacs
my dear young wife, do not 10,
yourself begin to feel Sighted. ~
neglected, or aggrieyed. If JaeL
does not tell YOU every moruine
uoon and night that he loves Won
it is nevertheless true (f he il ,hs
average Jack)-.iust as true as i
was that moonlight evening when ha
first told you the wondrous tale.
Men are very differently coustitu.
led from women, and when a man
has once poured out his heart before
you aud cast himself aud all hin
worldly goods at yoor feet, has
devoted to yon all his spare Tina
during a six months engagement.
aud given himself up for a reasous.
hie period to the sect novelties Of
early married life. he has expressed
about as much OF himself as he can
express without going against his
own nature. 1t is his way 10 show
his feeling by deeds, and If he takes
pleasure in maintaining the little
home you have set up, fhe only low
and then forgets to send up the
dinner, and keeps your small porte.
nnnnaie as tull as he can afford 10
keep it, he is proving his love for
you just as much as il he should
fall at your feet every day, and tell
the old story over again. Don't
fancy he is forgetting, or has lost
those feelings about which he used
to say SO mach. / don't doubt, as
he goes down the street this morn.
ing, he is thinking what a sweet
little wife he has left at home, aud
never gucsses (dear old stupid feIloy,)
how that little wife's heart is aching,
because he didn't say SO when he
gave his hurried good-by kiss.
But don't let your heart ache:
don't begin 20 shut its doors against
him; repeat to yourself, every hour is
you choose, all the loving lliIss
lie ever said, all the thoughtful
things he is doing every day, and
keep Cd trusting him till be gives
you very good reason for doing
otherwise. My second rule will
oe found to work like a charm in
case the first should ever foil, aad
is an excellent ore under all circsar
stances: Let there he the saoss
entire frankncss and honesty be-
tween husband and wife. Ii the
poor little heart aches, 60 aud tell
Jack all about it, aud ten % bone oa
will both be laughing in three
minutes ct the aisurdi.y Of yoar
ever fancying he could forget TO
love yon. And let the rule work
both ways. Beg Jack Always to
tell yos if he has any fault 10 ipl
with you, as he, of course, will have
sometimes. Don't brood over each
others faults and lalIines. Don't
LAY up a sharp word or a careless
act for a single hour. Have it
brought out, forgiven and forgotten
as soon a possible. Nothing dispels
these dismal mists Of misunderstood
ings like a good, free, honest talk.
Jack and / are called a pair Of
turlle-doves." says a notably happen
wife, "but / really think it is not 40
much from any sentimental reason,
as because wo are perfectly honest
with each other. There is the most
perfect understanding between Us.
If | am ,exeI with him, | tell him
so, and tell him why, and if he IS
vexcd with me, does the same. And
then we talk it all out aud have
a grand 'squaring-up.' And We never
90 to sleep with the least bit Of a !.
sore spot in either Of our hearts.
If this rule were acted on more
generally, there would be mrrc hal
pv people in the world, and some
men and women would be surprised
to sec how short a distance from
home they need 20 to find their
'aHiuities."